MEAT & BREAD

To me the most memorable meal from our 2-week sojourn, between Edmonton & Vancouver, was the super sandwiches we had at Meat & Bread, in the Gas Town District of Vancouver. It was an absolute delight, a simple culinary asterisk that impressed me to the hilt. To continue my quest in Food Anthropology my taste buds have shifted more and more to street foods.  Unassuming sandwich joints are western cuisine's answers to our roast meats on rice or wanton noodles outlets and this one, introduced to us by a young CX pilot family friend, is very special.

The menu, shown on the right, is limited but almost every item is 'to the point'.  The house sandwiches on offer, all under C$10, are as follows and we ordered one of each.

*  Porchetta with Cracklings
*  Meat Ball Sambal with Grana Padano
*  Terriyaki Beef with Sambal Aioli
*  Classic Ham in Melted Cheese

There is only a single long dining table with free seating, and tap water is free, none of this annoying practice of bottled water at nonsense prices. Service is excellent, the solo front-of-house staff will pack what you cannot finish, so beautifully you can send it to someone as a gift. Though moving efficiently, there is always a queue as we were told so avoid the busy hours which, unfortunately, means most of the day.

MEAT & BREAD : www.meatandbread.com  370 Cambie Street @ Victory Square, Vancouver BC